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When Abd el-Kader died in 1883, The New York Times hailed him as "one of the few great men of the century." The warrior/saint had won the heart of the French nation, his sworn enemy and the invader of his Algerian homeland. He reached the summit of his fame after he saved the lives of thousands of Christians during a Turkish rampage in Damascus. Elkader, Iowa, is named after the emir. www.truejihad.
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"…a dramatic story--any number of episodes could inspire novels--though it is impossible to read without thinking of more current events."
Peter Steinfels, New York Times
"...a valuable and timely reminder...of that rare figure: a bridge between East and West."
Times Literary Supplement
"A strikingly good biography, and important one too the result of more than a decade of scholarly research."
ForeWord Magzine